buccinator

[ buhk-suh-ney-ter ]

noun

, Anatomy.

1. a thin, flat muscle lining the cheek, the action of which contracts and compresses the cheek.

buccinator

/ ˈbʌksɪˌneɪtə /

noun

1. a thin muscle that compresses the cheeks and holds them against the teeth during chewing, etc

Other Words From

• buc·ci·na·to·ry [buhk, -s, uh, -n, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, buhk-s, uh, -, ney, -t, uh, -ree], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of buccinator¹

1665–75; < New Latin; Latin buccinātor, būcinātor trumpeter, equivalent to būcinā ( re ) to signal on a trumpet (verbal derivative of būcina curved trumpet or horn) + -tor -tor

Word History and Origins

Origin of buccinator¹

C17: from Latin, from buccināre to sound the trumpet, from buccina trumpet

Example Sentences

Its duct leaves the inferior anterior angle, at first descends a little, and runs forward under cover of the rounded inferior border of the lower jaw, then curves up along the anterior margin of the masseter muscle, becoming superficial, pierces the buccinator, and enters the mouth by a simple aperture opposite the middle of the crown of the third premolar tooth.

From Project Gutenberg

To this part of the buccinator some authors give the name of molar muscle.

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In the pig, the ox, and the horse, a muscle which is considered as supplemental to the buccinator is placed along the inferior border of the latter.

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In the ox, it is more intimately united with the buccinator.

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In the ox and the horse this muscle does not exist; it is replaced for the depression of the lower lip, which it affects in other animals, by supplemental fibres of the buccinator.

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